Gameplay sadly seems like a step back from where the franchise is currently at with the PC and current-gen console versions of FIFA 06. The crowd doesn’t look too hot either, with some kind of weird distortion making them all look incredibly odd. You can still make out the improved player models, but the pitch turns into a blurry green mess and awkward player animations become all too noticeable. Zoom in close during a replay and the grass looks rather stunning, but as with almost every other graphical feature, it’s lost when playing from a standard gameplay camera angle. The pitch looks stunning too, albeit in need of better ground staff – preferably someone with a lawnmower. The stadiums themselves look superb and during the intro to a match they’re impressive sites, even when next-gen expectations are so high. All of the players also sport a strange glow that surrounds them, which looks pretty ridiculous when you’re zoomed in. Faces also approach realism, but fall just short in most cases, with many players coming off a little worse for wear, with overly elastic facial expressions being the worst culprit. Player models are a little plasticy, but it’s hard not to be impressed by their solidity and detail found in them. During replays (which admittedly do run at a less than acceptable frame rate) you can see that, visually at least, the game is approaching what is expected from a next-gen sports game. Looking at the game on its own merits, FIFA 06 RTFWC isn’t a terrible game, but when so many other better footy games are available on other systems (Pro Evo 5 works pretty well on the 360 too) it’s hard to see why anyone would enjoy this 360 debut for FIFA.īefore dissecting everything that’s not too good about it, it’s worth noting that FIFA 06 RTFWC can look stunning. Microsoft should be thankful that EA are supporting their new console (when Sega released the Dreamcast ahead of the PlayStation 2, EA were having none of it), simply because EA games sell, but when they churn out uninspired games such as FIFA 06 Road to FIFA World Cup, you wonder where their true efforts are going.
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